Ryan Arnold (born September 18, 1984) is a

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pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform their movements in such harmony with each other as to give the impression of genuine Pair Skating a ...

. He competed with Carla Montgomery and

Meagan Duhamel Meagan Duhamel (born December 8, 1985) is a Canadian pair skater. With partner Eric Radford, she is a two-time world champion (2015, 2016), a 2018 Olympic gold medallist in the team event, a 2014 Olympic silver medallist in the team event, a 20 ...

. In both partnerships, he was coached by

Lee Barkell Lee Barkell originally from Kirkland Lake, Ontario is a Canadian figure skating coach, working with both singles and pairs, and a former competitive pair skater. With Melanie Gaylor, he won gold at the 1986 Fujifilm Trophy, 1986 Nebelhorn Trophy ...

. With Montgomery, Arnold qualified twice for the

Junior Grand Prix Final The ISU Junior Grand Prix Final or JGP Final (titled the ISU Junior Series Final in the 1997–98 season) is the culmination of a series of junior-level competitions – the ISU Junior Grand Prix organized by the International Skating Union. Medals ...

and twice placed in the top ten at the World Junior Championships. He teamed up with

in the spring of 2004. They were the first pair to land a side-by-side triple

Lutz jump The Lutz is a figure skating jump, named after Alois Lutz, an Austrian skater who performed it in 1913. It is a toepick-assisted jump with an entrance from a back outside edge and landing on the back outside edge of the opposite foot. It is the ...

in competition, which they achieved at the 2005

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. At the

2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships The 2005 World Junior Figure Skating Championships were held at The Aud - Dom Cardillo Arena in Kitchener, Canada from February 28 to March 6. The event is open to figure skaters from ISU member nations who have reached the age of 13 by July 1 ...

, they became the first team to land a throw triple Lutz jump in international competition. Arnold also competed as a single skater on the national level and on the junior level internationally.

Programs

With Duhamel

With Montgomery

Competitive highlights

Pair skating with Duhamel

Singles career

Pair skating with Montgomery

References

External links

* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Arnold, Ryan Canadian male pair skaters 1984 births Living people People from Huntsville, Ontario 20th-century Canadian people 21st-century Canadian people